Manitoba Large Final Emitters (LFE)

Figure 1: Manitoba LFE 2004-2015

Large Final Emitters (LFEs) are those facilities that emit 50,000 tonnes (50 kT) or more of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalents per year. These facilities are required to report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to Statistics Canada. In 2015, Manitoba had 10 LFEs. (Prior to 2009, the reporting limit was 100 kT)

In 2015, there were 5 facilities in Manitoba which produced more than 100 kT of GHG per year. Together, these facilities accounted for about 8.1% of Manitoba’s total GHG emissions. (This is down from 10.2% in 2005.) (1)

Figure 1 shows how emissions from these 10 facilities that were above 50 kT in 2015 have changed from 2004 to 2015.

The following table shows each facility’s total emissions for 2015 expressed in kilotonnes CO2 equivalent (CO2e).

For reference:

Manitoba’s 2015 total emissions – 20,761,711 tonnes

An average car generates about 4.5 tonnes per year

Comparisons

The table also shows how the 2015 data for these LFEs compares to the bigger picture:

% MB total – the approximate percentage of Manitoba’s total GHG emissions in 2013 represented by each facility

min./T – the number of minutes it takes the facility to produces a tonne of CO2 equivalent